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British architect Quinlan Terry on modernism and the divine origin of the architectural orders

I don't think we can ignore modernism. But, in general, I wouldn't mind if it had never existed. I think the world would have been a far better place. So says the British architect Quinlan Terry, one of the present-day apologists for classical architecture. Another

Three photos of a polychrome figure of the reclining Christ with wounds, with a dark brindle dog lying on it.

Faith · Observations · Nature

Story of a dog that fell asleep on a figure of Christ in a church and the priest's decision

A dog slipped into a church and settled down to sleep on a polychrome figure of Jesus Christ. When the parishioners noticed it and warned the priest, he asked them to leave the dog in peace, for it too has the right to find consolation in our Lord. I do

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King Charles III in the Library of Balmoral Castle

A doll with blond braids and painted eyes sits in a wooden box. She wears an 18th-century-style satin dress with peach ruffles, a pink skirt and black lace.

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Antique doll in a pink ruffled dress with black lace

NB! · Art · Moscow · Museums · Observations

Seeing this early nineteenth-century doll at the Museum of Moscow, I was reminded of the portrait of little Alexandra Tomilova holding a doll, from the collection of the Russian Museum

Seeing this early nineteenth-century doll at the Museum of Moscow, I was reminded of the portrait of little Alexandra Tomilova holding a doll, from the collection of the Russian Museum. The artist is Alexander Varnek, 1825

NB! · Archive · Faith · Moscow · Education

Service in the House Church of the Holy Martyr Tatiana at Moscow State University, 25 January 1996

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Yura Borisov to appear in Andrei Konchalovsky's historical epic "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution"

Yura Borisov will appear in Andrei Konchalovsky's historical epic "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution". The 16-episode series is due for release as early as 2025. "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution" is a large-scale project whose action spans the period from 1905 to

Architecture · Monarchies · Museums · Paris

The Hôtel des Invalides was built by the will of Louis XIV long before Napoleon's burial

Usually the Hôtel des Invalides, built to care for veterans of war, is associated with the name of Napoleon, who is buried there. But the Hôtel des Invalides was built by the will of King Louis XIV. This model of the Hôtel des Invalides is precisely the one that lay

Faith · Observations

The first historical coat of arms of Chile, adopted in 1812, featured a column with a globe and three stars around it; in 1819 the round medallion was supplemented with laurel branches and spears

This coat of arms is almost identical to the emblem of the Waldensians, named after their founder Peter Waldo, a Calvinist sect in Europe that rejects the symbolism of the cross, icons and churches. Although the first Waldensians are believed to have arrived in South America only in the 1870s,

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Shorn Samson on Delilah's lap in Albrecht Altdorfer's work of the early 16th century

Albrecht Altdorfer. Samson and Delilah and the scissors with which she cut his hair. Note that the severed hair is only hinted at. Early sixteenth century. We see the legendary Samson still asleep or already drained of strength. Without the hair in which his might lay hidden, he cannot even

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Portrait of Ivan Gannibal

"...Before whom amid the Chesme deeps The mass of ships blazed up, And Navarino fell for the first time." So Pushkin wrote of the victories in the Russo-Turkish war won by his great-uncle, Ivan Abramovich Gannibal (1735-1801), the eldest of the 11 children of Abram

Art · Humour

What Do You Know About Fashion?

Mikhail Belomlinsky, Thank You for Your Purchase! 1975

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